Class 10 - History

Print culture and the modern world Online MCQs Test

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Set 26

1. What change in attitude towards freedom of the press occurred after the revolt of 1857?

Increased support for the 'native' press
Demands for more press freedom
Enraged Englishmen demanded a clamp down
Greater collaboration between the government and the press

2. In 1878, what legislation was passed in response to nationalist newspapers?

Press Freedom Act
Nationalist Press Act
Vernacular Press Act
Colonial Press Laws

3. What was the Vernacular Press Act of 1878 modelled on?

American Press Laws
Indian Press Laws
Irish Press Laws
Colonial Press Laws

4. What extensive rights did the Vernacular Press Act provide to the government?

Right to seize newspapers
Right to appoint editors
Right to impose taxes
Right to establish new newspapers

5. What action could be taken if a newspaper ignored a warning about seditious reports?

Fine
Imprisonment of the editor
Seizure of the press and confiscation of printing machinery
Suspension of publication

6. Despite repressive measures, what happened to nationalist newspapers in all parts of India?

Declined in numbers
Maintained the same level of activity
Grew in numbers
Shifted focus to international affairs

7. What did nationalist newspapers report on?

Colonial rule
Economic policies
Fashion and lifestyle
Scientific advancements

8. What did attempts to throttle nationalist criticism provoke?

Government support
Militant protest
Self-censorship by newspapers
Increase in government advertising

9. Who wrote sympathetically about Punjab revolutionaries in 1907?

Jawaharlal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Subhas Chandra Bose

10. What did Bal Gangadhar Tilak's sympathetic writing lead to in 1908?

Publication of more nationalist newspapers
Government support
Widespread protests all over India
Increased government control over the press